Is it worth paying more than double for a set of tires to have high end Michelin’s?

Anonymous2021-01-24T14:49:52Z

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How long do you expect to keep the car?  ....  How do you drive:  just around town in nice weather, or long highway miles in all kinds of weather?  What kind/type of car?

Never buy el Cheapo tires - a false economy,  but don't waste money on high-speed, high performance tires for normal use.  No use spending more for 80,000 mile tires if it's a old car you plan to get rid of soon.

I've had good service from Goodyear and Dunlop tires - usually their best for a fairly new car I'm going to keep.....their best tires are less costly than "exotic" performance tires.  I had one set of Michelin tires which were NOT satisfactory:  they might have lasted a long time, but had very poor traction in the rain . . . . I replaced them after 6 months and took the financial hit but sure felt safer.

USAFisnumber12021-01-25T00:56:10Z

The only Michelins I would pay extra for are the CrossClimate all season tires.   They are the ONLY all season tires that are winter rated for heavy snow.   

thebax20062021-01-24T13:35:54Z

I've run expensive Michelin tires before and they were great the first year but the second Winter they didn't have much traction and the road noise was bad. I don't know what kind of vehicle you're driving so don't know what to recommend.

Anonymous2021-01-24T01:10:08Z

Sometimes. But there should be a case for it. A high end car driven hard should have tires suitable for the purpose. If your car is just a car to you, then just get good tires.

Wat Chew Talkn Bout2021-01-24T00:52:49Z

More than 50% less is a big difference.. My guess is you will get what you paid for.. Cheap tires.. Make sure you have a good spare..

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